Gases used in anesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study ...

A new study has found that greenhouse gas emissions from anesthetic gases have declined by 27% over the last 10 years, according to an April 3 report from Phys.org. A February study from Michigan ...

Nitrous oxide, better known as laughing gas, can potentially transform treatment for tough-to-beat depression. This centuries ...

Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine halogenation increases potency and is ...

Nitrous oxide-better known as "laughing gas"-can potentially transform treatment for tough-to-beat depression.

Although a plethora of medications and therapies now exist for major depression, roughly one in three diagnosed patients ...

CLIMATE RESILIENCE: New York City Health + Hospitals has cut its carbon emissions related to anesthesia products in half due to changes in operating room practices that halt leakage of harmful gases, ...

New study helps explain the mechanisms by which nitrous oxide affects the brain, potentially offering insights that could help relieve treatment-resistant depression.